Nadezhda Akinfova was enthusiastically loved by the Russian minister of foreign affairs, Prince A. M. Gorchakov. Moreover, Fedor Tiutchev devoted his verses to her; and then there's the story of her love for N. M. Leikhtenbersky, which was reflected in Tolstoy's novels 'War and Peace' and 'Anna Karenina.' Now, unpublished confidential archival material has allowed the author to reconstruct the...

Tests for learners of Russian designed for the III level (C1). Contains 28 tests on different aspects of Russian grammar and lexicon.

B2 level textbook for the study of Polish as a foreign language.

This textbook is designed for students who begin to learn Russian. It starts with alphabet and gradually introduces students to the common phrases, widely used lexicon, and contemporary Russian culture. Textbook contains plenty of colored photographs on every page, and offers grammar explanations as well as exercises. In addition to the book there is a booklet with a glossary which contains all...

Russian Grammar in Pictures for Beginners. The systematized illustrated guide on Russian grammar for students who begin to learn Russian. Can be used both in groups and for self-study. Contains 270 pictures with words. Each of the tables is accompanied with methodical recommendations (in Russian) on how to better use them. Level: B1.

Александр Солженицын — русский писатель, публицист, общественный деятель, лауреат Нобелевской премии по литературе («За нравственную силу, с которой он продолжил традиции великой русской литературы», 1970), лауреат Государственной премии Российской Федерации за выдающиеся достижения в области гуманитарной деятельности (2006), академик Российской академии наук. В настоящее издание вошли ранние...

Это - любовь. Это - ненависть. Это - любовь-ненависть. Это - самое, пожалуй, жестокое произведение Джона Апдайка, сравнимое по степени безжалостной психологической обнаженности лишь с ранним его "Кролик, беги". Это - не книга даже, а поистине тончайшее ис

el centers on the Compson family, former Southern aristocrats who are struggling to deal with the dissolution of their family and its reputation. The novel is separated into four distinct sections. The first, April 7, 1928, is written from the perspective of Benjamin Benjy Compson, a 33-year-old man with severe mental handicaps. The second section, June 2, 1910, focuses on Quentin Compson,...

Collection of lectures on Don Quixote Nabokov gave at Harvard University in 1951-1952.

From Amazon: Only serious cineastes will seek out this collection of conversations with Luis Bunuel (1900-1983), but their efforts will be amply repaid with a wealth of information about the Spanish filmmaker's techniques. Mexican film scholars de la Colina and Perez Turrent spent some 50 hours interviewing Bunuel; here they supply transcripts in which his quicksilver wit fairly gleams....

ets of Norway's capital in pursuit of nourishment. In four episodes he meets a number of more or less mysterious persons, the most notable being Ylajali, a young woman with whom he has a semi-sexual encounter. This woman haunts him and he attempts to refind her to no avail. The character falls into traps of his own making, and with a lack of food, warmth and basic comfort, his mind turns slowly...